Once again, insurgents suspected to be members of Boko Haram struck on
Thursday at Maraban Mubi area of Adamawa State where they killed 35
persons following a roadside bomb explosion.
An eyewitness
said the bomb was planted by the insurgents to ambush local hunters and
military personnel who had been detailed to fortify Mubi town from
further attacks by the insurgents.
He said the
explosion was timed by the perpetrators so it could blow up the hunters
and military personnel, who had arrived at the scene.
The accuracy of the attack resulted in the death of five military personnel and a local hunter on the spot.
It raised fears over access to intelligence by Nigerian troops.
According to the eyewitness, the scene of the blast is a busy area
where people returning to the town after the recapture of Mubi gather to
conduct business transactions.
A resident of the area, Mallam
Usman said the explosive may have been planted by members of the Boko
Haram on the day before the blast occurred, adding that the perpetrators
knew that the spot was where the soldiers and the hunters usually
gather in the morning to strategise on their next line of action.
According to him, the military had also converted the spot where the
explosive went off to a checkpoint, since there is usually heavy human
and vehicular traffic at the location most of the time.
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